Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, April 19th, 2023: 4264 Ste-Catherine Street East is being held hostage even as we speak. It will be freed on April 27th. On that day, at 5 p.m., there will be a great unveiling at the site, to reveal the very effervescence of the […] See more
A program run by the Carrefour jeunesse emploi de Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve youth employment agency), public readers read poetry and short excerpts of books to members of the general public. Aimed chiefly at those 16 to 35, this program has been at work since 2019. […] See more
By Raymond Viger Originally, the funeral wake was a strongly religious tradition. Watching over the remains allowed the deceased to depart their physical envelope with the positive thoughts of their loved ones in tow. But over time, this relationship with the church has lost its […] See more
A year of celebration and change. The Café Graffiti celebrates its quarter century while the Journal de la Rue celebrates its 30th birthday. The adventure began with the Journal de la Rue, the first French-speaking street newspaper in the world. It was followed in 1993 […] See more
By Colin McGregor We’ve moved! The offices of The Social Eyes inside the Café Graffiti (also responsible for Reflet de Société magazine) have moved a few blocks west on Ste-Catherine Street East. The new digs are quite impressive. There’s much more floor space and a […] See more
By Alexandra Grenier A Little Treatise on Racism is a non-fiction essay by Dany Laferrière published by Boréal in 2021. In 213 pages, Laferrière paints a portrait of racism in North America, and particularly in the United States, from the days of slavery to the […] See more
By Raymond Viger The debate over whether to legalize prostitution is a false one. In fact, there are many forms of prostitution. Someone who prostitutes themselves for $4,000 a weekend and who sleeps with politicians or big international jet-set stars doesn’t live in the same […] See more
The SDC Hochelaga wants to give you money. The Société de développement commercial Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (SDC HM) is launching another financing campaign tomorrow, Tuesday morning August 16th. We still don’t know what time it will start. They keep the starting time secret so that they don’t […] See more
Anne was born in 1942. Married since 1965, she’s occupied several jobs over her lifetime including antique dealer, her main profession. She’s been on Facebook for 10 years and Instagram for 2 years, just to keep up with what her friends and family are doing. […] See more
By Camille Cusset Whether it’s balancing an urn on a motorcycle seat or hanging photos in tree branches, alternatives to traditional funeral rites are diverse and varied nowadays. According to sociologist Laurence Hardy, private funeral services no longer base themselves on narrowly billing for goods […] See more
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